Camper&#39;s storage cabinet



Jan. 26, 1954 H. w. CLAFLIN CAMPERS STORAGE CABINET 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 19, 1950 Inventor Harlan W. C/af/m Jan. 26 1954 H. w. CLAFLIN 2,667,398

CAMPERS STORAGE CABINET Filed Oct. 19, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.3

Inventor I Harlan W Olaf/in Patented Jan. 26, 1954 CAMPERS STORAGE CABINET Harlan W. Clafiin, Bakersfield, Calif., assignor of one-half to T. B. Claflin, Bakersfield, Calif.

Application October 19, 1950, Serial No. 190,939

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in camping equipment and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a campers cabinet composed of sections that are quickly and readily assembled or disassembled in a convenient manner and which will occupy very little space when disassembled.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a campers storage cabinet including an enclosure, upper and lower walls and a single clamping bolt connecting the upper and lower walls and retaining the enclosure clamped between the upper and lower walls.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a campers storage cabinet of the aforementioned character including a centering means between the enclosure and the upper and lower walls, also a novel hanger means mounted upon the upper wall whereby the cabinet may be suspended from a supporting structure.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a campers storage cabinet that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, small and compact in structure, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention assembled and suspended from a hanger rope;

Figure 2 is a group perspective view of the invention with the hanger loops removed;

Figure is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 8-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a group perspective view of the invention showing the manner in which the device is folded into a small article for carrying;

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line of Figure 3; and

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral it represents an elongated storage cabinet or casing including upper and lower walls I2 and I4, a rear wall It, end walls I8 and 26, and a forward wall 22.

The walls I2, I4, I6, I8, 20 and 22 are all substantially rectangular, and the walls I6, I8, 20 and 22 are provided with rectangular openings that are covered by foraminous material such as screen. The end walls I8 and 2B are secured to the ends of the rear wall It through the medium of hinges 24 that are mounted on the inner faces of the walls I6, I8 and 20.

The forward wall 22 includes a lower strip 26 that is hinged, as at 28, to the main upper portion of the forward wall. Pins 30 project from the ends of the strip 26 and are fitted in recesses 32 in the inner faces of the end walls I8, 20 and more specifically the lower forward corners of the end walls I8, 20. The upper portion of the forward wall 22 supports on its outer face a looking mechanism or spring catch 34 that will engage a keeper 36 on the forward longitudinal edge of the upper wall to retain the forward Wall, which constitutes a closure or door, in its closed position.

A plurality of vertical recesses 38 are provided in the upper edge of each of the end walls I8, 20 and the rear wall I6 and receive centering lugs 01' pins 40 that depend from the undersurface of the upper wall I2. The lower edges of the walls I6, I3 and 20 are also provided with vertical recesses 42 that receive centering lugs or pins 44 rising from the upper surface of the bottom wall l4.

A headed bolt 45 extends centrally through the upper and lower walls I2 and I4, and includes a head portion 48 that enters a recess 50 in the lower face of the bottom wall I4 and a threaded end 52 that extends above the upper wall I2. A washer 54, received on the upper end 52 of the bolt 46 is held against the upper wall I2 by a wing nut 56 that is threaded on the end 52. The bolt 48 and nut 56 join the upper and lower walls I2 and I4, and clamp the peripheral walls I6, I8, 20 and 22 between the upper and lower walls in order to retain the entire casing assembled.

A pair of triangular wire loop hanger members 58 and 60 are mounted on the upper wall I2 and include lower base rails 62 and 64 that are rotatably supported in pairs of eyes 66 and 68 rising from the upper wall I2, to permit swinging movement of the members 58 and 66 toward and away from each other. The apices of the members 58 and 60 are joined by a hanger cord it! that is disposed coaxial with the bolt 46 to support or suspend the casing III in a horizontal position from a supporting structure.

Horizontal eyes or staples 12 are secured to and project from the inner faces of the end walls I8 and 20. These fasteners I2 support a partition the bottom wall E4. The forward wall 22 is then.

placed over the end walls l3 and 2D and the partition M and the upper wall 52 placed over the forward wall 22.

The bolt 48 is extended through the opening in the bottom wall id, the opening F8 in the rear wall l6, between the end walls i3, 28, the opening 78 in the front wall 22, the opening 16 in the partition 15 and the central opening in the upper wall l2. Then, the nut dais threaded on the end 52 of the bolt to retain all of the walls clamped in juxtaposition. It is understood that the closures 86 are first moved to their open position so that the bolt may pass through the openings T8.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with'the accompanying drawings itis believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more" detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A campers storage cabinet comprising upper and lower walls, a rear wall, a pair of end walls hinged to said rear wall, a strip extending between said end walls, a forward wall hinged to said strip, locking means between said upper wall and said forward wall retaining the forward wall raised and between said end walls, said end walls and said rear wall having upper and lower recesses therein, lugs on said upper and lower walls entering said recesses, a vertical bolt connecting the upper and lower walls and clamping the end wallsand rear wall between said upper and lower walls, said forward and rear walls having central openings therein, closures for said openings, the openings in said forward and rear walls adapted to receive the bolt when the walls of the cabinet are disposed in juxtaposition.

HARLAN W. CLAFLIN.

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